Sandals Barbados

Met Zebe, great barman made everyone smile at the Pool Bar - Awesome Cocktails, chocolate martini with nice vodka a must - you must get there ….

My 2nd Sandals experience ****Overall a great experience- rooms were nice - although some guests complained that their rooms weren't cleaned or re supplied daily. (This didn't have to me) Their complimentary Oatmeal Raisin Cookies at the main desk lobby were awesome. (They are home made) Nightly piano bar was nice - Most of the restaurants were good. Our favorite was Portofinos. The Merry Monkey restaurant good food late night eating. (Does get real busy) There is also a small ice cream shop on premises There are issues getting lounge chairs at the large pool where they have music and daily activities. Suggestion: get to pool area around 7 am (yeah that's early but..) put towels down. Plan ahead. The day before grab extra towels so you have them in the morning - they do run out of fresh clean pool towels. For the non alcoholic drinkers, the big pool stocks a cooler full of bottled water. Just open the lid and have at it. In certain parts of the property you can see the monkeys. I wasn't lucky enough to see them although I got up early and walked the property. There is also a small bakery on the property. The Jelly Donuts are out of this world. Nightly shows were also very good - There also was the (dress in white night) "Silent Disco" with the headphones Breakfast buffet at 7 am has a lot of food to offer. For the coffee lovers such as yours truly. The coffee is delicious and there is a coffee station near the breakfast/gaming/ outside TV area where you can help yourself Additional note: there is a lot of sargassum seaweed on the beach. IMO beach swimming isn't that good. Also free excursion is the glass bottom Boat you can sign up for. Buses take you out to the docks and you see fish and a few shipwrecks. (If you're into that stuff you'll like it, if not you'll think "ehhh" just something to kill time.

Had a second trip to sandals in November what a fantastic week. The good was top notch and service was excellent. We opted for a grand luxe room again and we were in a similar building to before overlooking the beautiful garden. As this is a dual resort Royal Sandals is right next door and guests can take advantage of the facilities at both places. Superb restaurants and all inclusive drinks await you There was an issue on a few days with availability of towels for housekeeping to replenish the room. I had to ring on 3 separate days of a week's holiday to ask for new towels after housekeeping had been. That said there was a number of staff of note during our stay. MYKALA at Butches on Sandals side and her assistant Michael were very attentive and noticed every detail. Michael in particular went above and beyond. The bar tender at Butches was a guy we had sent on our previous visit but now sadly tucked away not able to interact with guests. This is a real shame as he made our holiday in February 2024 and we seeked him out this time EUGENE is a people person and you should celebrate his humour and personality. Our highlight this year was Dale as the piano man each evening for the singalong session it was very popular with guests and we really enjoyed our time there 10pm each night.

First time Sandals and Barbados visit. Was not disappointed. No resort is perfect, but the pros heavily out weigh the cons. Food for most part was very good. They only food that wasn't was room service. Huge beach. Chairs not really an issue. Rooms are basic for the cost uou are paying and the pictures online don't really match. The grounds are immaculate. Lots of walking paths gardens, sitting areas. Coffee cafes and ice cream were good but the ice cream was crystallized. Restaurant food was excellent. Even the least enjoyed was very good. Staff very friendly and engaging. Lots of staff on hand but over worked. One worker told be she worked 96hrs in 1 week... 16hr shifts 😴 Enjoyed but would not return. It would try another Sandals. Barbados is an excellent island. Warm, breezy snd friendly

I really, really wanted to love this resort, but unfortunately it was just OK. For being only 10 years old, this resort had the look and feel of a place about 30 years old. The rooms and common areas had several places in need of repair; pictures falling off of walls, chipped floors and desks among others. The food was disappointing as well. We ordered room service 3 times (we were club level) but actually only received it once. When we did finally get our order loaded nachos (after the third time), they were actually not even edible. they said it would take 30-45 min, but literally took an hour and 45 min. when they did arrive, the chips were cold and soggy, there was a liquid cheese sauce and then a small amount of unmelted shredded cheese, and green olives. that was it. Not exactly loaded. The food at the buffet was fair, they did have an omelette station which was the best part, however the person making the omlettes was incredibly rude and extremely unfriendly. The food in the restaurants was also just fair. Almost everything, meat wise, was overcooked, the chicken was dry, tuna was dry and overcooked. I would definitely not consider these restaurants 5 or even 4 star quality. Although we had our housekeeping light on every single day, there were 3 of the 7 days that we did not receive any service, no new towels, no restocking the mini bar, nothing. As far as the staff goes, it was definitely hit or miss. There were only a handful of (2 or 3) of all the bartenders and wait staff that were actually friendly. Most of them looked and acted like they hated their jobs and were just plain rude & unfriendly. Grounds crew and housekeeping staff, however, were much friendlier. The staff were also not good at cleaning up and bussing tables, bar areas, pool areas. Lots and lots of dirty dishes, glasses etc always laying around. I did so much bussing of dishes, I felt like I should've gotten a job there. The bars were often out of ingredients, even to make their "signature drinks", again just disappointing. Entertainment wise.... very disappointed. We have been to Secrets and on cruises before and I suppose we were expecting shows along the same lines, but it was not even close. The few shows they did have (not every night) were just hum-drum and rather boring. Also, very little in the way of resort activities. A couple of days there was pool or beach volleyball, but for 30 minutes only. and not much else in the way of activities. The piano bar sing-a-long, however, was super fun and we very much enjoyed Dale. the only downside was that it did not start until 10pm. Overall, our vacation was great, but it was because we made the best of the situation. I would not consider this a luxury vacation, although the bill would say otherwise.